A lot of bad stuff happened here. It’s as good a place as any for it to end.
Bud White
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- crime film, neo-noir, mystery film
- Country
- United States
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Don’t start tryin’ to do the right thing, boy-o. You haven’t the practice.
Captain Dudley Smith
I admire you as a policeman, particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job.
Captain Dudley Smith
I wouldn’t trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the whisky in Ireland.
Captain Dudley Smith
Our justice must be swift and merciless.
Captain Dudley Smith
I got a hot date.
Dick
My partner stopped to help a damsel in distress. He's got his priorities all screwed up.
Dick
We'll do the town one night on me.
Dick Stensland
You're like Santa Claus with that list, Bud, except everyone on it's been naughty.
Dick
Jack, I doubt you've ever taken a stupid breath. Don't start now.
Dudley
You're a bit of a puzzlement to me these days, Wendell. You don't seem to be your old cruel self anymore. And I had such grand plans for your future.
Dudley
I'm the technical advisor. I teach Brett Chase how to walk and talk like a cop.
Jack Vincennes
You're the first man in five years who didn't tell me I look like Veronica Lake inside of a minute.
Lynn